Podcast #6: Food Choices and Your Carbon Footprint
Almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture. And, all foods are not equal in terms of their carbon footprint. Michael and Don discuss the relative carbon …
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Podcast #5: U.S. EPA Clean Power Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new rule, the Clean Power Plan, to regulate greenhouse gases from the production of electricity. We discuss some features of the proposed …
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Podcast #4: Back to School
We informally muse on the state of environmental curriculum in universities after Don returns from visiting 5 colleges in the United States. Visits included conversations with professors and students about: …
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Podcast #3: GHG and Sustainability Reporting Standard Initiatives
We talk about the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) workshop Don recently attended. Modelled after the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), SASB is attempting to develop environmental reporting standards. The …
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Podcast #2: Supply Chain and Value Chain GHG Management
We discuss the merits of using a corporate value chain framework for managing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Michael asks tough questions while Don brings answers from his experience as …
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Podcast #1: REC or Wreck? Making GHG accounting sense of green power claims, offsets and renewable energy certificates.
We discuss the relationship between green power claims and carbon accounting. We try to reduce confusion about offsets and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), or Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs). …
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